The NBA, hell bent on making us forget just how incredible last season was, seems further away from a deal than they were when the lockout ended. Which is interesting considering that individual teams, like the Hornets, are hell bent on making sure we don't forget about them.

Enter the Hornets, who have secured over 9,000 season ticket buyers and who may be very obtaining a new, locally-based owner. This is should be exciting news for Hornets fans. Not only have locals not forgotten about how well the team played last season, it seems that they are also willing to back up that support with actually money.

Yes, there's nothing like the news that close to 10,000 fans who have put money down in the hopes to see the Hornets stay in New Orleans will have to wait indefinitely to see their team play, if at all, and when the team does return, the superstar point guard on which its success hinges may not be there anymore.